This list of cherimoya cultivars includes
cultivar
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s and
varieties
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of
cherimoya, the
fruit
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of ''
Annona cherimola''.
;Andrews
;Amarilla
;Asca
;Baste: thick-skinned.
;Bayott: (Bays x ott) Small to medium, smooth ovoid.
;Bays: Tree broad, to fruits round, medium size, light green, skin shows fingerprint like marks. Flavor good, almost
lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culin ...
y.
;Bays Mt
;Behl: very vigorous growing, self-pollinating cherimoya that is very juicy, complex flavours, excellent sweetness and acidity. It gives pierce, el bumpo, and NATA run for its money. No grit at all, smooth thin skin, has hint of vanilla, banana, raspberry, pine apple. Taste varies according to when picked. It is a seedling of unknown variety.
;Big Sister: Sibling of Sabor. Fruit large, very smooth, good flavor. Often self-fruitful.
;Blanca
;Booth: Among hardiest of cherimoya, does well in most present growing areas. Tree to high. Fruit is conical, medium size, rather seedy, with flavor that suggests
papaya.
;Bronceada: Fruit of large size, conical shape and large number of bottles. Relatively thick skin, tan to yellow in maturity. Excellent organoleptic quality, with many seeds.
;Bronceada Mt
;Burtons Mt
;Burton's Favorite
;Campas
;Canaria: Fruit with a rounded conical shape, medium size, smooth skin, canary yellow color, attractive. Pulp white something fibrous, very juicy and firm, aromatic, acidulated and of good flavor.
;Capucha
;Carter: Long-conical, but not shouldered; smooth or faintly fingerprinted; skin green to bronze; bears well. Late. Leaves wavy or twisted.
;Chaffey: Tree rather open, fast growing. For coastal areas. Fruit small to medium, round, impressa type, with high, lemony flavor.
;Chaffey Mt
;Chavez: Fruits up to
;Chiuna 1
;Chiuna 2
;Chiuna 3
;Concha Corriente
;Concha Lisa: Rounded fruit with fingerprints areoles. Soft, creamy white pulp. Good conservation in cold. Early maturation.
;Concha Pesada
;Concha Picuda
;Conde Concha
;Copucha
;Cortés II-31: Pulp with little seed, juicy and sweet. Low skin percentage and skin thickness is 1 mm and very resistant.
;Cumbe
;Cuero Dechando
;Dedo de Dama
;Deliciosa: Long-conical, prominently
papillate
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; skin thin, slightly downy; variable in flavor; only fair in quality; generally bears well but does not ship well; cold-resistant. Midseason.
;Deliciosa Mt
;Ecuador: Tree broad, branches limber, spreading. Selected for superior hardiness. Fruit medium, quite dark green, mammillated, flavor good.
;El Bumpo: Fruit conical, medium size, mammillated, not suited for commerce. Skin soft, practically edible. Flavor among the finest.
;Favourite
;Favourite Mt
;Fino de Jete: Has skin type ''Impressa'', are smooth or slightly concave at the edges. The fruit is round, oval, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped. The seeds are enclosed in the carpels and so do not detach easily, the flavour balances intense sweetness with slight acidity.
;Fortuna: Cultivar was registered by Nino Cupaiuolo with the California Rare Fruit Growers in 1997. An important attribute of this cultivar is its early fruiting time with superior flavor.
;Funchal: Cultivar from ''Madeira Island''
;Guayacuyán
;Honeyhart: Medium, skin smooth, plated, yellowish green. Pulp has smooth texture, excellent flavor, very juicy.
;Impresa: with "fingerprint" depressions
;Juliana
;Juniana
;Kempsey
;Kent (PK)
;Knight: Tree has medium vigor, medium-sized pale green wavy leaves. Fruit has minor protuberances, a thin skin, a slightly grainy texture and is quite sweet.
;Libby: Tree large. Fruit round conical; early harvest. Sweet, strong flavor.
;Lisa: almost smooth
;Local Serena
;Lope Concha
;Madeira: Bulky fruit usually with thick green peel. It has a heart shape, having a skin with some small protuberances. Its pulp is white, sweet, creamy, juicy, having a slightly acid and delicate, with a pronounced fragrance. The color of the skin can range from bright green, yellow-green or bronze-green. Cultivar from ''Madeira Island''
;Mateus-II: Cultivar from ''Madeira Island''
;Margarita
;McPherson: Tree pyramidal, vigorous, to . Fruits small to medium in size, conical, dark green, not seedy. Flavor suggests
banana, sweetness varies with temperature while maturing.
;Mossman
;Ñamas
;Names
;Nata: Tree vigorous, bears quickly, flowers profuse, tendency to self-pollinating. Fruits smooth, light green, conical, to . Skin thin, tender. Flavor has good sweet-acid balance.
;Negra
;Orton
;Ott: Tree strong growing. Fruit medium, heart shaped tuberculate, flesh yellow, seedy, very sweet. Matures early.
;P43 Mt
;P52 Mt
;Papilonado: with fleshy, nipple-like protrusions
;Perry Vidal: Cultivar from ''Madeira Island''
;Pierce: Tree is vigorous with large dark green leaves. Fruit is medium-sized elongated conically shaped with very smooth skin and a high sugar content.
;Piña: Fruit of conical shape with very marked protuberances, medium size, with thin skin, dark green-opaque. White and juicy pulp, excellent aroma reminiscent of a pineapple. Late maturity.
;Piña Mt
;Pinchua: Thin-skinned
;PK2 Mt
;PK 31
;Plomiza
;Popocay
;Q Mt
;Reretai Mt
;Rio Negro: Heart shaped fruits weighing to
;Rugosa
;Ryerson: Long-conical, smooth or fingerprinted, with thick, tough, green or yellow green skin; of fair quality; ships well. Leaves wavy or twisted.
;Sabor: Sibling of "Big Sister". Fruit mammillated, varies in size, not usually large. Among the best in flavor.
;San Miguel
;Sander: Fruits with moderate number of seeds
;Santa Julia
;Selma: Pink flesh
;Serenense Larga
;Serenense Lisa
;Smoothey
;Spain: Small to medium, smooth, conical;
banana flavor
;Terciopelo or Felpa
;Tetilado: with fleshy, nipple-like protrusions
;Tocarema
;Tuberculada: with conical protrusions having wartlike tips
;Tumba
;Umbonada: with rounded protrusions
;Whaley: Tree moderately vigorous. Fruit medium to large elongated conical, tuberculate, light green, flavor good. Seed enclosed in an obtrusive sac of flesh.
;White: Tree open, unkempt; to , needs forming. Fruit large, to 4 pounds, conical, with superficial small lumps (umbonate). Flesh juicy, flavor weak, suggesting
mango-
papaya.
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